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@thebasement

Hi! I’m Johann and in The Basement I make videos mostly about retro gear, and sometimes I even manage to fix it! https://youtube.com/@thebasementchannel

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24.03.2025 11:36 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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$20 laptop. Seems to work fine!

24.03.2025 11:34 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

That’s as many cores as my 2025 MacBook Pro 🤯

21.03.2025 08:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Odometer Repair on the Mercedes W124 300E
Odometer Repair on the Mercedes W124 300E YouTube video by ThisOldCar

And I didn’t even dial it back 100k 😇

21.03.2025 01:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Windscreen Repair on a 1990 Mercedes 300E
Windscreen Repair on a 1990 Mercedes 300E YouTube video by ThisOldCar

Easy peasy windscreen repair!

16.03.2025 05:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sunday morning cruise across town in the ‘95 Mercedes 260E
#w124

02.03.2025 09:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Another computer to RIP (rest in pieces) in The Basement

24.02.2025 02:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It’s not fast, but it is mine

20.02.2025 22:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Mercedes Benz W124 300E 2.6 - Bought sight unseen! Is it a huge mistake?
Mercedes Benz W124 300E 2.6 - Bought sight unseen! Is it a huge mistake? YouTube video by ThisOldCar

What is life without a few risks from time to time?

16.02.2025 07:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Nice guess! It’s a 2.6 1990, so pre wiring loom disaster.

14.02.2025 09:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Basement now has a retro ride to recover retro tech!

14.02.2025 01:06 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Just my luck, brand new MacBook and the dvd drive is broken. Should I return it to Apple?

30.01.2025 22:25 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Many thanks to @rtod.bsky.social for this Christmas message. Only took 46 days to arrive!😆

19.01.2025 01:50 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
IBM Aptiva Monitor Repair - Someone cut the cord!
IBM Aptiva Monitor Repair - Someone cut the cord! YouTube video by TheBasement

But who monitors the monitor?

13.01.2025 10:28 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Air NZ baggage drop kiosks in this airport are all running an unactivated version of windows 😆

10.01.2025 16:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Mine broke as well. I ended up pulling it apart and fixing it inside.

10.01.2025 16:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Op shop find today. Slim pickings at the moment…

10.01.2025 07:43 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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This diode is very very naughty

09.01.2025 06:47 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I think I’ve solved it. Swapped over a diode/rectifier from a known good power supply and it’s working!

01.01.2025 05:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It’s not going well😅 can’t figure out the power supply repair. Even with a working PS to help trouble shoot, I just lack the required skills to make any progress 😞

01.01.2025 00:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Can anyone guess this 90s Apple product I’m working on today?

30.12.2024 00:39 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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An early Christmas for me! Always wanted an original gameboy, and this one is in lovely condition. Also loving the lime green DS.

22.12.2024 11:13 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It’s a very merry PCBWaymas here in The Basement!

21.12.2024 03:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Glad it’s not just me! Threads also…

11.12.2024 20:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wow this looks very similar to my Phillips tv/radio/tape recorder. Just without the computer keyboard.

29.11.2024 13:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I could have really used this last week

29.11.2024 13:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Then I hear the truck and it’s a mad scramble

29.11.2024 13:21 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I feel bad for the holder now 😢

29.11.2024 13:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Bit early for Easter?

29.11.2024 13:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is the wrong place. We’re all enablers here.

28.11.2024 23:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0